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GETTING THE BUGS out of downtown Orlando's Rogers Building was a big job for Orkin, which donated its services to help preservation efforts for the 104-year-old structure.

As part of a corporate project, the pest control company offered to provide free termite treatment for historic buildings in six cities, giving each city's historic society the discretion to choose the structure.

The Victorian style Rogers Building was chosen because it is one of Florida's few well-preserved sheet-metal structures. It was recommended by Orlando Historic Preservation officer Jodi Rubin and Linda Palmer. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the building has housed various businesses. A locksmith shop is now the sole tennant.

Treatment to kill drywood and subterranean termites was done earlier this month.